Job Title:

Extension County Director - Mason County Requisition Number:

RE51025 Department Name:

81E08: KCES Region East Area 08 Work Location:

Maysville, KY Grade Level:

00 Type of Position:

Staff Position Time Status :

Full-Time Required Education:

No set minimum requirements. Click here for more information about equivalencies::

https://hr.uky.edu/employment/working-uk/equivalencies Required Related Experience:

No set minimum requirements. Required License/Registration/Certification:

Driver’s License required Physical Requirements:

Job-related travel including overnight stays; visiting clientele at sites throughout the county (including farms); standing/walking for long periods; handling of average-weight objects up to 25 lbs. Shift:

Monday-Friday (8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.) with evenings and weekends as needed. Most weeks will exceed 40 hours. Job Summary:

Extension County Director – Mason County

Location: Maysville, KY

The Extension County Director will provide leadership for all aspects of the Cooperative Extension Service in the county. The County Director responsibilities include:

oversee and ensure quality of educational programming throughout the county; has primary responsibility to ensure completion of county Plan of Work serve as the primary contact and manage the relationship with the District Board in the County; serve as primary contact for County Extension Council; coordinating regular meetings; working with committees and agents to ensure a broad local membership ensure accountability throughout the County Extension service while maintaining positive public relations supervise and/or oversee agents and county office staff develop strong intra-office and intra-county relationships foster teamwork and collaboration throughout program areas, staff, and county partnerships respond to county and Extension issues in a timely manner ensure that all clientele are served

All staff in a county will support the dissemination of useful and practical information on subjects relating to Agriculture, Family Consumer Sciences, 4-H and Community and Rural Development as outlined in the KRS statues 164.605 to 164.675.

State law requires a national and state criminal background check and a letter from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services stating the employee is clear to hire based on no findings of substantiated child abuse or neglect found through a background check of child abuse and neglect records as a condition of employment or involvement in this program.

Resume and cover letter are required at time of application.

Salary Range: $68,565 – $88,565

Visit the Extension Careers page:

https://ces-personnel.ca.uky.edu/careers

Skills / Knowledge / Abilities:

Supervision and leadership experience. Does this position have supervisory responsibilities? :

Yes Preferred Education/Experience:

Master’s Degree plus 4 years of experience with the Cooperative Extension Service. Deadline to Apply:

08/13/2025 Our University Community:

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